Tag: alpine traverse

Tag: alpine traverse

Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.

Articles - Around Mount Cook - Transalpine Journey around Aoraki Mount Cook - Article by James Broadbent

Around Mount Cook

Transalpine Journey around Aoraki Mount Cook

I have wandered up a few pointy bits of landscape in the past, usually by the easiest route, but often after a long approach march to a more remote peak.

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Articles - The Symphony on Skis - The Symphony on Skis - original article published in the Christchurch Press 1986

The Symphony on Skis

Original article by Gottlieb Braun-Elwert
Christchurch Press 1986

A ski traverse is like a well composed piece of music. It flows with harmony, surprises with the unexpected.

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Articles - A Wild Mountain Journey - View of the upper Huxley Valley, North Branch from Brodrick Hut. Brodrick Pass and Mt Mackenzie on the left.

A Wild Mountain Journey

Crossing Brodrick Pass and Rafting the Landsborough River

There’s something deeply satisfying about threading a route through the heart of the Southern Alps — especially when it links two iconic backcountry experiences: crossing Brodrick Pass and rafting the…

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Articles - Ball Pass Crossing - Roping up for glacier travel, Ball Glacier, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

Ball Pass Crossing

Why going guided won’t cramp on your style
Front Country Tramper

A certain thrill comes with completing a trip you’ve eyed up for decades. For me, this was the Ball Pass Crossing.

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